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  • Black women lean into leadership program to build power and sisterhood

    October 22, 2024 |

    USA Today |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    The Power, Innovation and Leadership executive education program brings Black women together to train them to become strong leaders, spearheading causes around issues like reducing poverty, advocating for reproductive justice and protecting voting rights. 25 women have graduated from the program already, and the next cohort is set to start in January, as they work toward their goal of training 100 Black women leaders.

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  • Fighting Water Scarcity and Disease: Kenya's Sand Dam Revolution

    October 14, 2024 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kajiado West

    Amidst water scarcity and increased waterborne diseases, community members are using sand dams, an innovative water management system, to conserve rainwater for daily use. Sand dams offer extended water storage capabilities, lasting up to a year, ensuring community members have consistent access to clean water for farming, cooking and general hygiene. There are currently six sand dams in the community serving 600 households.

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  • With no running water, Asheville finds other ways to flush thousands of toilets

    October 13, 2024 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Volunteers with BeLoved Asheville are bringing Asheville residents water so they can flush toilets, wash their hands and shower amid the water scarcity caused by Hurricane Helene. These improvised distribution systems have become crucial to ensure residents can maintain their hygiene and prevent illness until their normal water access is restored.

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  • This support group for Israeli expats in New York offers Hebrew and hugs

    October 11, 2024 |

    The Forward |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Israeli Hug Center offers social support, group therapy, and robust programming for Israeli expats in New York City.

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  • Video: Paving The Healing Road For Child Survivors Of Sexual Abuse

    October 09, 2024 |

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    Cece Yara Child Advocacy Centre Foundation provides comprehensive care, protection and legal assistance to youth who suffered sexual abuse or are at risk. So far, they’ve helped reach eight convictions and have about 57 ongoing cases. The Foundation also emphasizes the importance of psychotherapy and education, empowering youth to learn about personal safety, boundaries and age-appropriate sex education in an effort to prevent reoccurring abuse.

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  • The Muslim Sisters Aiding Widows Through Tough Times

    October 09, 2024 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

    The Pious Muslim Women group helps widowed women navigate tough times with its various programs, such as providing access to food, monthly allowances, child care and other necessary resources. So far, the group has helped more than 3,500 women.

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  • Asheville area doctors work through challenges to serve patients: ‘Everybody is doing everything they can'

    October 04, 2024 |

    Asheville Watchdog |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Doctors are responding to Hurricane Helene's aftermath by reopening clinics and coordinating patient care through mobile clinics, remote appointments, and rescue efforts, ensuring vulnerable patients receive medical services, including surgeries and deliveries. Despite challenges like power outages and strained resources, healthcare workers are using a bootstrap approach and demonstrating their resilience, while also highlighting the need for stronger healthcare infrastructure in disaster-prone areas.

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  • How a North Carolina Farmer is Moving Toward a Sustainable Future

    September 23, 2024 |

    Sentient |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Transformation, an initiative aiming to end factory farming, is helping chicken farmers who are in debt and looking to transition out of the industry convert their barns into greenhouses.

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  • Sweet watermelon turns sour amid climate change

    September 14, 2024 |

    Bangladesh First |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Farmers in Bangladesh are switching from shrimp aquaculture to growing rice and watermelon during different seasons to increase their incomes and have more consistent harvests as they deal with the impacts of climate change.

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  • Tilling the Floodplain: How Farmers Embrace the Power of Floods

    September 13, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh

    Farmers in Uttar Pradesh, India, are using an age-old farming practice known as flood recession farming, which involves planting crops in floodplains when water recedes, to grow crops with less water during droughts.

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